Legal Opinion
Wendt v. Barnum
Massachusetts District Court, Appellate Division
Decided June 18, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCote, J.
This civil action arises out of a dispute between a residential tenant, William Wendt (“Wendt”), and his landlords, David and Mary Barnum (“Barnums”), over the terms of their lease agreement. The undisputed facts are as follows. Wendt, a photographer, sought an apartment in which he could reside and carry out his trade. The Barnums had a unit in need of repair but that otherwise offered Wendt the space he needed to build a darkroom. On July 9, 2002, David Barnum and Wendt executed a one-year lease at an agreed rent of $700.00 per month. Section 3 (b) of the lease stated:
That the lessee is…
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